Factory Trainer

ABP UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Internal Training & Development

Employee discounts

Refer a Friend Scheme

Life Assurance

Job summary

ABP UK is expanding at the Glasgow Penston site and seeks a Training Advisor to develop operatives in production, emphasising quality, cost control, yield, and hygiene. You will mentor new starters, maintain records, and work with Health & Safety and Technical teams to deliver effective training in a chilled environment.

You will also help update training materials, observe staff, and contribute to continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer specifications are met.

Qualifications

• Must speak, write and understand basic English.
• Basic numeracy and planning/organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation/training abilities.
• Experience with food processing/packaging operations.
• Ability to work in a chilled environment and adapt quickly.
• Proactive about health and safety and quality standards.
• Strong team collaboration and learning mindset.
• MS Office proficiency for documentation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hands-on training for operators across the site.
• Sign off staff to company standards and customer specifications.
• Collaborate with Health & Safety and Technical teams on training delivery.
• Onboard new starters and support their early weeks.
• Mentor staff to develop production teams and skills.
• Identify staff training needs with Managers and maintain a skills matrix.
• Maintain training records and regular refresher sessions.
• Develop and update work instructions and training materials.
• Assist with training for new equipment and capital projects.
• Perform general administrative duties and uphold standards.
• Support continuous improvement projects to align training processes.

Skills

English proficiency

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Communication

Presentation & training

Food processing knowledge

Chilled environment

Health & safety mindset

Team collaboration

MS Office

Education

Food Hygiene Level 3

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

About Us

ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe. We are a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale.

As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people, that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress within the business.

With the growth and expansion of our ABP Penston site in Glasgow, we have the opportunities below available to build our teams inline with increase in volume.

Role Definition

Based in chilled factory environment, responsible for the ongoing training and development of skilled operatives in production . Paying special regard to Quality, cost control,yieldand utilisation health, safety& ethics traceability, product safety, authenticity and integrity, labelling and company, personal &food hygiene rulesand legislation

Key Responsibilities

Carry out hands-on training with all operators through the site (from Goods in through to Despatch, including Yard staff), ensuring people are signed off to the company standard and customer specification; and ensure employees are legally, regulatory, audit and customer compliant.

Work in partnership with Health & Safety and Technical management teams to ensure that training is delivered in accordance with company policies and plans.

To be involved in the onboarding of new starters to ensure that they receive the best possible start to our business.

To guide, and be a source of support for, new starters through their initial weeks with our business, ensuring that they never feel disoriented or uneasy.

To be an on-the-job mentor to new and existing employees, to ensure that production teams are continuously learning and developing into the best teams in the business

Work closely with the Training Manager and Operational Managers to identify and assess staff training needs.

Maintain a skills matrix for staff identifying key skills and when refresher training is required.

Maintain individual staff training records for all operatives.

Carry out regular job observations and refresher training with operatives.

Support the production and adherence to job rotational plans.

Maintain and develop work instructions and training materials for operative training.

Assist with training requirements and procedures for new equipment and capital projects.

General administration duties as and when required.

Uphold and maintain the highest company standards both personally and whilst training operatives.

Support continuous improvement projects to align standards for process, content and delivery format.

Maintain regular communication with the Training Manager and Operational Managers to ensure training targets are met

Personal Specification

Speaking, writing and understanding basic spoken and written English language. (This is an essential health & safety, traceability and quality control requirement)

Basic numeracy skills

Attentive to detail with ability to plan and organise

Excellent communication skills

Presentation, facilitation and training skills

Knowledgeable in food processing and packaging operations

Working in a chilled environment

Flexible, adaptable and keen to learn

Learning and implementing new information quickly

Proactive approach to health and safety ensuring quality standards met

Strong team collaborator

Accreditation Food Hygiene equivalent at level 3 if possible

Competent in use of MS office suite

What's in it for You?

• Employee Assistance Programme for both colleague and family
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Internal Training and Development Programmes
• Employee discounts offered by customers
• Employee Recognition Programme.
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Benefits Portal inclusive of technology disocunts, vehicle leasing etc.
• Free Parking with EV Charging available with a salary sacrifice
• Onsite subsidised canteen and vending machines
• Life Assurance
• Free Fruit.

Various shift patterns and times